Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream UFC 271 live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Adesanya—who dethroned “The Reaper” with a sensational second-round knockout a little more than two years ago—will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title when he rematches Whittaker in the UFC 271 headliner on Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker traveled down this road once before. This time, their roles as champion and challenger are reversed.